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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I really want to know how other parents are managing RTO without a village.

I quit a job that paid $112K in the state government because of RTO, and we had no support network - no grandparents, friends, or family who could help with pick-up/drop-off or sick days.

My husband is gone from [b]4AM - 4PM in [/b]a secure, union job. I am solely responsible for school drop-off, pickup, and sick days. I was managing a full-time, supervisory position in the government, which was becoming incredibly challenging. When I looked at our finances, I could have enrolled our son in a before/after school care program or hired a nanny, which would cost us roughly $2000/month. This would mean he is at school from 7 AM - 4PM to allow for commute times. My son struggled to adjust to a full-time Kindergarten schedule from 8:30 - 3 PM, and his teacher suggested half days. (He is in an affordable private school)

My manager wanted me to come into the office for 2 days/week. This would mean I leave the house at 6:45 AM to get to work on time by 7:45 for an 8AM start. I was in a supervisory role that required me to train my staff. But we couldn't leave the office once we were there. So that meant I was there for 2 days/week, with my butt in a seat, and then had to compress my staff's training schedule to 3 other days/week. I had five staff in training who all needed extensive support.

So, I quit. I took a significant pay cut and am now making $30/hr in the private sector. I now have fewer retirement contributions but plan to return to a full-time, salaried base position when my son is old enough to stay home alone for a few hours. However, my office is home-based, and I have 2-3 hours of work meetings with clients in the field. I also make my own schedule and work 30 hours/week. My take-home pay is significantly less, but my son is happy to have me drop him off, and I can always be there for sick days. Before, I was scrambling to get everything done.

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I don’t know. I still wouldn’t have quit your job. First off, your husband got off work at 4 and should be able to do pick up.

Your in office was only 2 days a week so worst case scenario you hire extra help 2 days a week.

You needed to start your job a little later and handle drop off.  Surely your manager would rather you start work at 8:30 AM than quit, right?

Did you actually have a conversation with your manager about this, or did you just quit?

Last, your son at age 5 should be able to go full day to school. I understand it’s not ideal but what man would quit his job to not earn a salary because his son doesn’t like full day school?

Seems to me you had a lot of options and you threw your hands up.  All of this was temporary. You hire extra help for 2 years! [/quote]

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